Kobe (pseudonym of Jacques Saelens, (Kortrijk, Belgium 4 September 1950 – Saint-Julien, Var, France, 26 October 2014) was a Belgian visual artist and sculptor.

[2] Around 1992 Kobe started experimenting with flat shapes, which led to a typical style of wide and thin sculptures.

[2][3] In 1995 he became an independent sculptor and worked in Pietrasanta (Tuscany, Italy) close to the many bronze foundries and the marble quarries of Carrara.

Kobe’s female figures are maternal and human, be they fat or thin, and his horses symbols of strength, companionship and connection.

[1] Kobe's most monumental artwork Arcade (670 x 630 x 440 cm) is in a private collection in Nova Scotia, Canada, close to the Atlantic Ocean.